The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-06
COTTON CROP REPORT.
THE MAY OUTLOOK MOST PROM.
IsING AND ENCOURAGING.
Coed Stand aud Crop Fourteen
Days Earlier-The Prospects
Never Brighter.

Meesrs. Hill, Fontaine & Co., cot.
ton factors and wholesale grocers,
Nos. 296 and 298 Front street, have
prepared an elaborate cotton crop re-
port for May, as follows:
We herewith submit our regular
crop report for the month OF May,
showing the condition Of cotton and
corn in thu Memphis district, which
embraces West Tennessee, North Mis-
sssippi, North Arkansas and North
Alabama. The report is made from
3l4 lettersiof Inquiry, sent out May
Goth, the replies to which bear aver.
age date OF June Let. The weathe
during May has, in the main, been
favorable TO the growing cotton and
corn crops. Tnis was specially true
In the States OF Tennessee, Mississippi
aud Alabama, where reports are uni
fIrmly received OF favorable weather.
In Arkansas general complaint is
made of too much wet weather,
which has had the effect of retarding
the proper working of crops, and the
result is, that nearly two.thirds CT the
replies received from that s ate report
cotton bad in grass. Cotton stands in
the four States named are good, much
better than list year, and as the crop
ia from eight to fourteen days earlier,
the outlook is much more promising
than for the past three years. Taken
as a whole, the report ia most favor
able, and the promise of an abundant
yield in the district was never
brighter.
WEST TENNKssKK-48 RESPONSES.
Westher-48 report the weather
during May as having been fsvora Die
to cotton, and all report it more favor
able than lset year.
Stands 40 report good stands, and
s imperfect stands; A report better
stands than last year and about the
same.
Condition OF tie Crops report the
cotton crop in good condition, and
from six to fourteen days earlier than
laet year.
CONS report the corn crop in
good condition and looking well.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI 80 RESPONSES.
Weather-90 report the weather
during MAY as having been favor BILE
to cotton; So report it more favorable
than last year, and A about the same.
Stands-88 report good stands and 2
imperfect stands; 81 report bstter
stands than last year and 6 about the
same.
Condition Of the Cfop-90 report the
crop in good condition, clean and well
worked; "a report the crop full 10 days
carrier than last, 4 report it later
owing to having been compelled TO re-
plant, and about the same.
Corn-90 report the corn crop in
COED condition and looking well.
NORTH ARK AKsAs-126 RESPONSES.
Weather-76 report the weather
during May as having been favorsb g
to cotton and so unfavorable; "a re.
port il more favorable than Last year
3S less favorable, and A about the
same.
Stands-124 report good stands and
2 imperfect sands; 1lS report better
stands than last year and s about the
same.
Condition of the Crop-46 report the
crop in good condition and so report
it grassy, due to too much wet wealth
err; 80 report the crop about 10 days
earlier than last year; rs report 1t
later and IL about the same.
CoTn-1l0 report the corn crop in
good condition aud 16 report 1t grassy.
NORTH ALABAMA--50 RESPONSES.
Weather-4S report the weather
during May as having been favorable
to cotton snd2 unfAvorsble; so report
it more favorable than last year.
Stands-50 report good stands, AZ
report better lands than last year and
4 about the same.
Condition of the Crop-60 report
the crop in good condition; 48 report
1t about 10 days earlier than last year
and about the came.
C0rn-50 report the corn crop In
good condition and looking well.
AGGREGATE 314 RESPONSES.
Weathsr-263 report the weather
during May as having been favorable
to cot on and 81 unfavorable; 26S re-
port it more favorable than last year,
38 less favorable and s about the same
Stands 1902 reportlgood stands and
II impe rfect stands; 292 report better
stands than last year and % about the
same.
Condition OF the Crop-234 report
the crop in good condition and 80 re-
port it grassy; 26S report it full II
days earlier than last year, 80 report II
later and l6 about the same.
Corn-29S report the corn crop In
good condition and looking well, and
16 report it grassy.
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